Web pages must comply with all applicable institution regulations, State laws and codes, and WV State College System rules and regulations.

Web pages must comply with all applicable United States copyright laws and licensing agreements.

Web pages may not be produced or used for personal gain or for public or private commercial purposes.

Web pages must not be offensive or obscene; they must not violate privacy laws.

All school, college, and major administrative department "home" pages must be linked to an appropriate institutional page and back to the institution's home page. Subsidiary academic and administrative departmental pages should be linked from the relevant college, school or department home page and back to the appropriate college, school or departmental home page.

Institutional and department web sites must physically reside on the Fairmont State web server and must comply with institutional policies.

Each distinct unit of web page content appearing on the Fairmont State web site, must provide an active email link to the office/person responsible for the that web content.

Appropriate use of the names Fairmont State, Fairmont State University, and Pierpont Community and Technical College, along with their logo(s) and seals, is the responsibility of the Fairmont State Office of Public Relations.

Information on Fairmont State, Fairmont State University, and Pierpont Community & Technical College web pages is continually open to review. Violations of the web policies and guidelines will be referred to appropriate university officials as identified in current faculty, staff, and student handbooks.

All applicable U.S. copyright and trademark laws and Fairmont State publication guidelines must be followed. Graphics, video, audio, or text created by another person may not be placed on an official Fairmont State web page or faculty managed course web page, without first obtaining written permission of the artist or author. Photographs and videos created by another person may not be placed on a official Fairmont State Web page or faculty managed course web page, without first obtaining written permission of the author or artist.